Watch pendant and bow.



A. W. WADSWORTH.

WATCH PENDANT AND BOW.

APPLICATION FILED Emma, 1912.

1,093,017. I .Patented Apr. 14, 1914.

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WATCH PENDANT AND BOW.-

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 14, 1914.

Application filed March 18, 1912. Serial No. 684,531.

Be it known that I, ARTHUR W. Wans- .WORTI-I, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Fort Thomas, in the county of Campbell and State of Kentucky, have invented certain new and useful Improve ments in Watch Pendants and Bows, of which the followin is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification.

In watch case making it has been customary to make the bow or ring of a watch in the form of a single piece of metal and hold it in place by springing it into sockets in the pendant; and it is the special object of my invention, as is more fully described below, to provide an inflexible bow, and that novel arrangement of parts which enables it to be attached to the pendant of the watch, and further to provide a guard for the crown or arbor used for winding or setting the watch, and numerous other advantages, as will be further developed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation of the pendant and bow. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a vertical section. Fig. 4 is a vertical section of the middle portion of the pendant. Fig. 5 shows the two end pieces of the pendant, partly in section. Fig. 6 is a plan view of the pendant with the parts assembled. Fig. 7 is an end elevation of the middle portion of the pendant taken at right angles to the View shown in Fig. 4:.

In the drawings, 1 represents the outer circumference of a watch case; 2 the hollow post portion, and 3 the head portion of the pendant; 4 is the crown or arbor at the end of the stem of the watch, and 5 is the inflexible bow.

The essential feature of the head portion of the pendant 3 is that I cut it in a vertical plane, so that the ends may be separated to receive an inflexible bow and then be slid into place, or otherwise attached together.

I do not wish to limit myself to any specific means of attaching together the parts of the pendant after the inflexible bow has been socketed in the ends thereof. It would be possible, for example, to cut the head of the pendant in a vertical plane and then solder the parts together after the bow has been put in place. The preferred method, however, as shown in the drawings, is as follows: The shape of the pendant head 3 with the parts assembled as shown in Fig. 6, 1s that of a double cone with its upper portion cored out to receive the crown 4, as designated by reference character 6. 4

The middle portion of the pendant head is illustrated'in Fig. 4, and the two similar end portlons are shown in Fig. 5, and indicated by reference characters 7 8 and 9. The middle part 7 has the circular passage 10 bored through its center, and slots 11, 11, located in each end portion adapted to recelve the flanges 12, 13, formed on the end portlons 8 and 9. The end portions 8 and 9 are provided with the sockets 14;, 15, 011 their outer ends, to receive the ends of the bow, and with the flanges 12, 13, adapted to fit into the slots 11, 11, on their inner sides. The three parts are so machined, as stated above, that when they are assembled by fitting the flanges 12, 13, into the sockets 11, 11, a recess is formed for the crown 4E.

The sleeve 16 is provided, adapted to be inserted in the passage 10 of the middle part 7 and its flanged upper end 17 is so made that it covers the joints between the pieces 8 and 9 and the part 7. The passageway in the sleeve 16 is adapted to contain the stem 18 of the watch, which is screw-threaded at the top to receive the crown 4. The crown 4. has a downwardly depending flange 29 on its outer lower circumference, to fit over the flanged end 17 of the sleeve. This formation for the crown would of course not be necessary if I did not use this preferred means of attachment.

The bow 5 is formed with the additional arch 19, made a part of it and so placed that room is left for it to pass over the crown 4t and no more; and the ends 20, 21, of the bow 5 are made to fit into the sockets 14, 15, of the pendant. This form of how is my preferred form only. The essential feature is that it is inflexible, and therefore once in place cannot be withdrawn without being broken. The arch l9 inthis preferred construction makes the bow inflexible at the points 22, 23, where its lower surface joins with the principal bow, and by the portion 19 being properly arched, these points 22, 23, may be brought into proximity with the ends 20, 21, where they enter the sockets arch 19 serves as a guard to the crown from a. watch chain or fob swivel, and also as a safety guard to prevent any negligence in pulling out the crown in the act of setting the watch and then putting the watch back in the pocket, without first pushing the crown back in place. The bow cannot take its normal position with the arch 19 over the crown at, unless the crown is in its winding position, so that the watch cannot be accidentally set.

Any desired method of attaching my pendant and bow may be used. The post may be made part of the pendant head, and then soldered to the watch case. An independent part may be soldered to the pendant head and to the watch case. Any number of ways could be suggested. In this instance, especially to make my device adaptable to use on a ladys watch, I form my attachment as follows: I provide the post 2 with its inner circumference of a size prop erly to receive the sleeve 16. The outer circumference 25 of the upper end of this post 2 is of the proper size to fit into the depression 2stin the pendant head. This depression 24 is located around the end of the passage 10 in the head 7. It will be evident that with this construction, a swivel connection will be formed between the head and post of the pendant, which for some watches, especially those for ladies use, is desirable.

In assembling the parts, the ends of the bow are inserted in the sockets in the end portions 8 and 9 of the pendant head, and these end portions fit into the central part or body of the pendant head. The bow is then turned into the position shown at A in Fig. and the post being fitted to the head, the sleeve 16 is located in place and the stem inserted in the passageway in the sleeve. The post and sleeve are then suitably soldered or otherwise secured to the watch case and the construction is complete.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A pendant havlng a cap thereon, two side pieces having bow sockets and interlocking with said cap and means for holding the side pieces in interlocked relation with the cap.

2. In combination with the stem of a watch, a pendant having a cap thereon, two side pieces having bow sockets and interlocking with said cap and a sleeve on the watch stem, wit-h flanges on said sleeve adapted to seat on the interlocked parts.

ARTHUR lVADSlVORTH.

Attest:

MARs'roN ALLEN, HELEN L. AROI-IHOLZ.

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